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TY - JOUR
T1 - Combinatorial optimization of carbide-free bainitic nanostructures
AU - Huang, H.
AU - Sherif, M. Y.
AU - Rivera-Díaz-Del-Castillo, P. E J
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - Thermodynamic calculations in combination with a neural network model are employed to predict the conditions under which nanostructured carbide-free bainite can be formed. The method recovers well the conditions under which the alloys reported in the literature display such features. Aluminium and silicon are shown to be equally effective in suppressing cementite. Manganese reduction appears to be the most effective means to accelerate bainite formation at low temperatures. A new low-manganese high-chromium steel grade capable of transforming into a nanostructured carbide-free structure is proposed, in which thermokinetic calculation and experiment show that low-temperature bainite forms faster and displays greater hardness than the alloys previously reported in the literature.
AB - Thermodynamic calculations in combination with a neural network model are employed to predict the conditions under which nanostructured carbide-free bainite can be formed. The method recovers well the conditions under which the alloys reported in the literature display such features. Aluminium and silicon are shown to be equally effective in suppressing cementite. Manganese reduction appears to be the most effective means to accelerate bainite formation at low temperatures. A new low-manganese high-chromium steel grade capable of transforming into a nanostructured carbide-free structure is proposed, in which thermokinetic calculation and experiment show that low-temperature bainite forms faster and displays greater hardness than the alloys previously reported in the literature.
KW - Bainitic steels
KW - Carbide
KW - Nanostructured materials
KW - Phase transformations
U2 - 10.1016/j.actamat.2012.11.040
DO - 10.1016/j.actamat.2012.11.040
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84873733832
VL - 61
SP - 1639
EP - 1647
JO - Acta Materialia
JF - Acta Materialia
SN - 1359-6454
IS - 5
ER -